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Effect of humic acid on the corrosion of carbon steel
Horák, Tomáš ; Buchtík, Martin (referee) ; Doskočil, Leoš (advisor)
Bachelor thesis deals with influence of humic acids on corrosion of ČSN 12020 steel. For this purpose, potentiodynamic tests and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in leaches of humic acids, isolated from South Moravian lignite were executed. Results suggest that corrosion is initially promoted by humic acids, but after a longer time (about 98 hours) an inhibitory effect is exerted due to the adsorption of humic acids on the corrosion products. Adsorption efficiency of humic acids on surface of corrosion products was about 30 %. Results also suggest that the presence of humic acids may influence the composition of corrosion products of the steel.
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Stability of soil organic matter and humic substances
Nováková, Šárka ; Enev, Vojtěch (referee) ; Klučáková, Martina (advisor)
This diploma thesis is focused on changes of stability in organic matter by extraction in different agents. Two soils of a different type and isolated humic acids were used for stability determination. Extraction agents were selected usually used for soil metal extraction, and a changes in the structure of the organic matter was observed. Samples were characterized using FTIR analysis and elemental analysis, the extracts were measured by UV-VIS spectroscopy, absorption ratios E2/E3, E4/E6 were discovered, dynamic light scattering were determined for particle size distributions. Next part of the thesis was the assessment of the change of thermal stability using thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry, degradation temperatures of the extracted samples were discovered and compared with the original samples.
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Fractionation of humic acids isolated from lignite
Moťka, Pavel ; Barančíková, Gabriela (referee) ; Klučáková, Martina (advisor)
The diploma thesis deals with lignitic humic acids. Bibliographic search can be divided into three parts. The aim of the first part is characterization of humic substances, presence, composition, structure and exploitation especially of humic acids. The second part describes a division of heterogeneous mixture of humic acids into closed fractions with more specific properties. The final part is a study of solubility of humic acids. The experimental part of the diploma thesis is structured similarly. In this work, a gradual fractionation with pH is used. Obtained fractions were characterized by UV/VIS and FT-IR spectroscopy. We assessed the portion of ash and carboxyl groups have been identified. Subsequently, all fractions extracted by gradual fractionation as well as some soluble fractions obtained by direct fractionation have been analyzed in view of solubility and their behaviour in water environment. Both used methods were compared.
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Determination of acidic groups in humic substances.
Kabeláčová, Kateřina ; Sedláček, Petr (referee) ; Janeček, Jiří (advisor)
Within this bachelor thesis we compared three method to determine the acidity of humic substances. We employed the baryta-method (which determines the total acidity), the Ca-acetate method (determines the content of carboxylic groups only) and the technique of Ray von Wandruszka. This method should provide the content of groups dissociable at pH>12. We used four different samples of humic acids isolated from two sources (lignite and peat). While the differences between results of baryta and Ca-acetate methods were expected and can be easily explained, the values of acidity obtained by the von Wandruszka method represent roughly one half of the results of Ca-acetate method and almost only ten percent of the baryta results. In the cases of baryta as well as von Wandruszka methods we observed a dependency of the results on the time-length of the analysis. In the theoretical part the characterisation, divided, creation, structure and properties of humic substances are summarized. In the end of theoretical part are described using method for analysis of humic acids.
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